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Contact: Daphne Courtenage  Assistant Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

PA.35

Declarations of interest

Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters under consideration.

Minutes:

None.

PA.36

Confirmation of minutes

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 06 October 2021 (already circulated by email).

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 06 October 2021 were approved as a correct record by those in attendance at that meeting.

PA.37

Appeals pdf icon PDF 95 KB

The Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 September 2021 – 15 October 2021, is attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee noted the Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 September 2021 – 15 October 2021 as set out on pages 3-14 of the agenda. Any member requiring any further details or clarification on any appeal should contact the relevant Case Officer.

PA.38

Planning applications pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Background Papers:

In preparing the reports on this agenda the following documents have been used:

 

1.            The Wyre Borough Local Plan (2011-2031)

2.            Draft Revised Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

3.            Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

4.            Statements of Government Policy/guidance (NPPF, NPPG, Ministerial Statements etc.)

5.            Supplementary Planning Guidance and evidence base documents specifically referred to in the reports

6.            The application file (as per the number at the head of each report)

7.            The forms, plans, committee reports and decisions as appropriate for the historic applications specifically referred to in the reports

8.            Any additional information specifically referred to in each report.

 

These background documents are available on line, or for inspection by a written request to Planning Services, Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7PU.

 

Reports of the Head of Planning Services on planning applications to be determined at this meeting:

PA.39

Application A - Former Movern Care Home Centre (21/00502/FULMAJ) pdf icon PDF 198 KB

Change of use of former residential care home (Use Class C2) to create 29 self-contained residential apartments (Use Class C3) with external alterations and the provision of associated carpark following the demolition of existing bungalow.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was brought before members of the committee for determination at the request of Councillor Rob Fail and as there have been previous applications at 31 Coronation Road which have previously been considered by the committee.

 

A site visit occurred to enable members to understand the proposal beyond the plans submitted and the photos taken by the Case Officer.

 

An update sheet with additional information was published on the Council’s website, this information only having become available after the original agenda had been published. The committee considered the update sheet, which contained a removal of the Lead Local Flood Authority objections and an amendment to condition 11 on drainage.

 

There were no speakers in attendance on this item.

 

Several members noted the fact that they had seen previous applications for this site and were content with improvements made by the applicant on issues of parking spaces. They expressed their disappointment on the reduction in financial contributions but were eager to see the building improved and put to use.

 

The Head of Planning Services clarified points raised by members, particularly on the fact that this application was not a revised application as previously seen, but a new application seeking to bring forward a residential development proposal by change of use of an existing building which would not involve any new build additions to the site.

 

Following discussion, a motion to approve the application was proposed by the Chairman, Cllr Moon, and seconded by Cllr Orme and the application was approved, as per the officer recommendation subject to the conditions and a section 106 agreement to secure off-site financial contributions towards green infrastructure and affordable housing, with an amendment to condition 11 as set out below and in the update sheet. That the Head of Planning Services be authorised to issue the decision following the satisfactory completion of the S106 agreement.

 

Conditions: -

 

1.  The development must be begun before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

           

Reason: This condition is required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 2.  The development shall be carried out, except where modified by the conditions to this permission, in accordance with the Planning Application received by the Local Planning Authority on 30.04.2021 including the following plans/documents:

           

            Site Location Plan - A)21/019/S/100 revE

            Proposed Ground & Lower Ground Floor Plans - A020/179/P/01 revB

            Proposed 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floor Plans - A020/179/P/02 revB

            Proposed Elevations - A020/179/P/03 revD

            Proposed Basic Sections - A020/179/P/05

            Proposed Street Scene - A020/179/P/10

            Proposed Car Park GA - A021/179/P/100 revG.

           

The development shall be retained hereafter in accordance with this detail.

           

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and so that the Local Planning Authority shall be satisfied as to the details.

 

 3.  No development above ground level shall be commenced until details of the materials to be used in the construction  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.39

PA.40

Application B - 34-37 High Street Garstang (21/00940/FUL) pdf icon PDF 200 KB

Conversion of first floor of supermarket (E) to form five residential apartments (C3), with insertion of new windows, and repositioning of external staircase and enclosure of roof top (resubmission of 21/00113/FUL).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was brought to the committee for determination at the request of Cllr Lady Atkins. A previous application had also been considered by the committee in June 2021.

 

A site visit occurred to enable members to understand the proposal beyond the plans submitted and the photos taken by the Case Officer.

 

The Planning Development Manager gave a verbal presentation to the committee. She explained, as the members had seen on the site visit, that the applicant had recently acquired land to the south of the application site and had bricked up a kitchen window in a neighbouring property facing the application site since the previous application had been determined. It was the impact of the development on this window which formed the basis of the refusal reason on the previous application.

 

Jane Cross spoke in objection to the application.

 

Claire Stubbs spoke in objection to the application, representing her mother who was a local resident.

 

Members raised concerns on the issues of privacy, refuse collection and the proposed flat roof area as well as parking.

 

The Head of Planning Services responded to members’ concerns. He explained to members that condition 3 in the report stated that boundary treatments would have to be applied for and approved before occupation of any dwelling. He also pointed members to condition 14, which stipulated that no new access can be created onto the flat roof area without planning permission being obtained, and although this would not stop a potential future application at least the planning committee would be able to consider the merits of the proposal. He also reminded members that this was an almost identical application to the previous scheme they considered, with the one change being the bricked up window facing the site, and therefore this was no longer an issue. Any other concerns raised by members at this meeting had not been previously identified as reasons for refusal.

 

Following discussion, a motion to approve the application was proposed by Cllr Ballard and seconded by Cllr Holden and the application was approved as per the officer recommendations, subject to conditions, as set out below.

 

Conditions:-

 

1.  The development must be begun before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

           

            Reason: This condition is required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 2.  The development shall be carried out, except where modified by the conditions to this permission, in accordance with the Planning Application received by the Local Planning Authority on 22 July 2021 including the following plans/documents:

           

            Location plan 1:1250

            Proposed site plan 2021-PSP-01C

            Site plan with interface distances 2020-PR-03C

            Proposed site plan and balustrading detail 2020-PR-05

            Proposed elevational plans 2021-PR-02D

            Proposed elevations 2020-PR-06

            Proposed floor plans 2021-PR-01C

           

            The development shall be retained hereafter in accordance with this detail.

           

            Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and so that the Local Planning Authority shall be satisfied  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.40

PA.41

Application C - 43 Hathaway Road Fleetwood (21/00881/FUL) pdf icon PDF 38 KB

Application for the retention of first floor balcony, with alterations to existing first floor fenestration and balustrade.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was brought to the committee for determination at the request of Cllr Fairbanks, who had sent written representations to the committee via email.

 

A site visit occurred to enable members to understand the proposal beyond the plans submitted and the photos taken by the Case Officer.

 

The Planning Development Manager informed members that there were no updates to the application, and reminded members that whilst this was a retrospective application because the balcony was in situ, the application also proposed additional glass screening on the balcony at the front and additional privacy screens on the balcony at the sides.

 

Many members stated how useful the site visit had been, with many explaining that seeing the site in person was very different to just examining the plans and photos. Members were happy with how the balcony looked, and felt that it was in keeping with the area, contrary to the officer report. Members commended the investment done on the property, and felt that additional glass and privacy screen inserts were appropriate.

 

The Head of Planning Services explained to the committee that as this was a retrospective application, conditions could not be attached in relation to the additional works proposed, and would have to rely on the applicant to do so in a short space of time; if not, an enforcement notice would be needed.

 

Following discussion, a motion to approve the application contrary to officer recommendation, was proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Cllr Ballard; this was agreed by members. They came to this decision as they believed that the retention of the first floor balcony and alterations to the existing fenestration and balustrade were in keeping with the area and had no harmful visual impact on the property or the street scene, and was in fact of good design.

PA.42

Tree Preservation Order pdf icon PDF 1010 KB

The Corporate Director Environment has submitted a report regarding objections to the making of Wyre Council Tree Preservation Order No5 of 2021: Land to the north east of The Iron Horse Public House, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 4LH.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director Environment submitted a report to enable members to consider the objections to the making of Wyre Council Tree Preservation Order No5 of 2021: Land to the north east of The Iron Horse Public House, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 4LH.

 

A site visit was conducted that day to help members in making their decision.

 

The Tree Officer confirmed that the outline planning application 21/01152/OULMAJ in respect of this allocated site had been validated since the report was published and clarified his report and methodology to the members. He confirmed that application and validation did not reduce the expediency assessment in the TEMPO. The committee accepted the reasoning in the report as updated.

 

The committee agreed to confirm the Wyre Council Tree Preservation Order No5 of 2021, concerning land to the south of The Iron Horse Public House, Thornton Cleveleys without modification. 

 

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